The Owensboro, Kentucky sales tax is 6.00%
, the same as the Kentucky state sales tax. While many other states allow counties and other localities to collect a local option sales tax, Kentucky does not permit local sales taxes to be collected.

The Owensboro Sales Tax is collected by the merchant on all qualifying sales made within Owensboro

Groceries are exempt from the Owensboro and Kentucky state sales taxes

Owensboro collects a 0% local sales tax, the maximum local sales tax allowed under Kentucky law

Owensboro has a higher sales tax than 100% of Kentucky's other cities and counties

Owensboro Kentucky Sales Tax Exemptions

In most states, essential purchases like medicine and groceries are exempted from the sales tax or eligible for a lower sales tax rate.
Owensboro doesn't collect sales tax on purchases of most groceries. Certain purchases, including alcohol, cigarettes, and gasoline, may be subject to additional Kentucky state excise taxes in addition to the sales tax.

Note that in some areas, items like alcohol and prepared food (including restaurant meals and some premade supermarket items) are charged at a higher sales tax rate than general purchases. Kentucky's sales tax rates for commonly exempted categories are listed below. Some rates might be different in Owensboro.

Groceries:

TAX EXEMPT

Clothing:

6%

Prepared Food:

6%

Prescription Drugs:

0%

Non-Prescription Drugs:

0%

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All merchants operating in Owensboro must automatically calculate the sales tax due on each purchase made and include it in separately in the receipt. Goods bought for resale or other business use may be exempted from the sales tax. If you purchase goods online or through the mail and do not pay any sales tax, you are expected to pay use tax to the Kentucky Department of Revenue . For more details, see the Kentucky sales tax.

Owensboro Sales Tax Region ZIP Codes

The Owensboro sales tax region partially or fully covers 4 zip codes in Kentucky. Remember that ZIP codes do not necessarily match up with municipal and tax region borders, so some of these zip codes may overlap with other nearby tax districts. You can find sales taxes by zip code in Kentucky here

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